Project A (A計劃; A Gai3 Waak6; also known as Pirate Patrol and Jackie Chan's Project A) is a 1983 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy written, co-directed and starring Jackie Chan as Marine Police Sergeant Dragon Ma Yue Lung. While the film is set at the end of the 19th century, but many details of life, including some firearms, appear to be anachronistic. A sequel Project A Part II was released in 1987.

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Handguns

Smith & Wesson Model 36

What appears to be an anachronistic Smith & Wesson Model 36 is seen in hands of the British Chief of Hong Kong police forces (uncredited). The revolver looks like gold-plated but it is likely Titanium nitride coating that has deep gold color.

Mauser C96 Flashpaper Replica

A Mauser C96-style pistol is used by a gangster in one scene. It looks too crude and simplified and appears to be a flashpaper replica, used for Jackie Chan's safety as the pistol fires in dangerous proximity to his face.

A gangster pokes the pistol at Dragon Ma's face.

The pistol fires. The pink muzzle flame allows to identify this gun as flashpaper.

Lee-Enfield

Rifles that appear to be pre-SMLE Lee-Enfields are briefly seen in several scenes.

Lee-Enfield Mk.I CLLE (Charger Loading Lee Enfield) - .303 British. Note this rifle is a modified version of the original Magazine Lee-Enfield rifle Mk.I as opposed to the later Short Magazine Lee-Enfield.

Lee-Enfield rifles in gun rack in the barracks of Marine Police. The rifle in center seems to have shorter barrel.

Same rifles are seen in another scene.

A pirate aims same looking rifle at British captain during the boarding.

Other Weapons

Mockup Stick Grenade

Stick grenades that appear to be wooden mockups are seen in the scene of training. In the final scene Hong Tin-Tzu (Biao Yuen), Jaws (Mars) and Fei (Sammo Hung) use grenades to eliminate most of San-Po's pirates. In reality stick hand grenades of such outlook appeared only during First World War.